Properties of Neodymium and Chromium
Melting Point
1,010.00 °C
  
99+
1,857.00 °C
  
14
Boiling Point
3,127.00 °C
  
28
2,672.00 °C
  
39
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Vickers Hardness
1,060.00 MPa
  
10
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
2,330.00 m/s
  
38
5,940.00 m/s
  
5
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Nd
  
Cr
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol
  
99+
26,130.00 kJ/mol
  
1
2nd Energy Level
1,040.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
28,750.00 kJ/mol
  
1
3rd Energy Level
2,130.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
34,230.00 kJ/mol
  
1
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.79 g/amp-hr
  
37
0.32 g/amp-hr
  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
7.01 g/cm3
  
99+
7.19 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
  
NA
  
Symbol
Nd
  
Cr
  
Period Number
6
  
4
  
Atomic Weight
144.24 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
20.60 cm3/mol
  
18
7.23 cm3/mol
  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f4 6s2
  
[Ar] 3d5 4s1
  
Valence Electron Potential
43.40 (-eV)
  
99+
170.00 (-eV)
  
4
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Neodymium.jpg#100
  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Resistivity
125.00 nΩ·m
  
27
Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω
  
99+
0.08 106/cm Ω
  
25
Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
64.30 kJ/mol
  
15
Electrical Property
NA
  
NA
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.19 J/(kg K)
  
32
0.45 J/(kg K)
  
12
Thermal Conductivity
16.50 W/m·K
  
99+
93.90 W/m·K
  
17
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
27.45 J/mol·K
  
17
23.35 J/mol·K
  
99+
Thermal Expansion
9.60 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
4.90 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
71.50 J/mol.K
  
13
23.80 J/mol.K
  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
273.00 kJ/mol
  
34
348.80 kJ/mol
  
24
Enthalpy of Fusion
7.14 kJ/mol
  
99+
15.31 kJ/mol
  
20
Enthalpy of Atomization
322.00 kJ/mol
  
32
397.50 kJ/mol
  
21